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Free Sequencing Worksheets

Short stories and how-to passages where things happen in order. The child answers what happened first and last, then numbers four events to put them in order. Every passage has a question page and an answer key.

1st Grade sequencing passages

4 free passages, after the chart. More for this grade on the 1st grade page.

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Sequencing Chart

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First, next, then, last: order words, three steps and a worked example. Read it together first.

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Tim’s Snowman reading passageTim’s Snowman comprehension questions

Tim’s Snowman

1st Grade

A story of 64 words with 4 questions. Answer key on page 3.

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How to Brush Your Teeth reading passageHow to Brush Your Teeth comprehension questions

How to Brush Your Teeth

1st Grade

A nonfiction passage of 63 words with 4 questions. Answer key on page 3.

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A Seed Grows reading passageA Seed Grows comprehension questions

A Seed Grows

1st Grade

A nonfiction passage of 60 words with 4 questions. Answer key on page 3.

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Ben’s Morning reading passageBen’s Morning comprehension questions

Ben’s Morning

1st Grade

A story of 58 words with 4 questions. Answer key on page 3.

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About these sequencing worksheets

Sequencing means telling the order in which things happen. It is one of the first comprehension skills children learn, and it is the base for retelling a story.

Each passage uses order words such as first, next, then and last. On the question page, four events are listed out of order, and the child writes 1, 2, 3 and 4 beside them. A crayon beside a question means the child underlines the proof in the passage in that color.

Frequently Asked Questions

What grade are these sequencing worksheets for?
First grade. The passages are about 70 words in very large type, with short sentences and one picture.
What does the child do on a sequencing worksheet?
Read the passage, answer questions about what happened first, next and last, and number four events from 1 to 4 to put them in order.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes. Each PDF is three pages: the passage, the questions and the answer key.